Heat-trapping asteroid dust may have incinerated the dinosaurs within hours
Within minutes of impact, debris began heating Earth’s atmosphere. Fine dust trapped that heat, potentially killing the dinosaurs quickly.
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FDA approves first mRNA vaccine for seasonal flu
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new seasonal flu vaccine that uses mRNA as its base. Moderna, the vaccine’s maker, announced
First photos of SpaceX lunar rocket crash show blackened hole torn into the moon’s surface
In the dead of night on Wednesday (Aug. 5), part of a defunct SpaceX rocket slammed into the moon at more than 5,000 mph (8,000
Backward eclipse? Why the Aug. 12 total solar eclipse appears to move the wrong way on maps
Every total solar eclipse travels from west to east, because the moon and Earth move in the same direction — counterclockwise, or from west to
Crystal made from 13-sided ‘einstein’ shape bends light in ways nobody imagined
Physicists have built a crystal out of an “einstein” tile — an elusive shape mathematicians spent years searching for — and found that it bends
Engineers build world’s first portable diamond-powered quantum computer — it works at room temperature and can be plugged into an outlet
A German startup has debuted the world’s first diamond-based quantum computing system to exceed 10 qubits. The machine, built by engineers at Saxon Q, is
‘It’s incredibly rare to see a moment like this in the ocean’: Camera drone captures moment humpback whale gives birth off Australian coast
A camera drone operator captured footage of a humpback whale giving birth off the north coast of New South Wales in what is thought to
‘It’s real, and it’s happening’: Antibiotic resistance in kids is rising around the world, massive study finds
In the past 20 years, an increasing number of bacterial infections caught by children have been resistant to antibiotics, a new study finds. The research
Artemis III Orion Crew and Service Models Joined
Engineers connect the Orion crew and service modules for the Artemis III mission inside the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at NASA’s Kennedy
Corals Spin Tiny Vortices to Get Oxygen, but Not if It’s Too Hot
At first glance, corals present as little more than colorful rocks — piles of lobes, stalagmites, and branches poking out from the seafloor. They are
A star 20 times the size of the sun died in a supernova — and telescopes around the world joined forces to watch it
A fleet of telescopes around the world just captured the first shocking moments of a supernova explosion in the most detailed-ever observations of their kind.
Why the Aug. 12 total solar eclipse appears to move backward on maps
Every total solar eclipse travels from west to east, because the moon and Earth move in the same direction — counterclockwise, or from west to
Stunning fossil from Australian outback reveals pliosaur killed a sea monster that had just eaten a pterosaur
An illustration of an ichthyosaur eating a pterosaur, while a pliosaur lurks beneath. (Image credit: Peter Trusler) An ichthyosaur fossil found in Australia’s outback may
These tiny swirls on the sun could trigger solar flares
Scientists have finally seen a long-predicted motion on the sun, and it may help explain explosive solar activity.